It rose as high as a hill and smelt like a sewer. The Binaliw landfill at Cebu City in central Philippines was a 10-storey mound of rubbish – plastic bottles, rotting food, discarded furniture – a ...

I spoke with a public health professor and a toxicologist to learn if microwaving leftovers is the reason why microplastics enter our food and body. Pamela is a freelance food and travel writer based ...